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Joan Jett, who turns 57 today, was just a teenager when she first muscled her way into the Los Angeles rock scene with the 1976 cult hit “Cherry Bomb,” which paved the way for the Runaways to become the first all-girl group to make it in punk’s boys club—kicking off a fierce yet fine-boned brand of androgyny that she has embraced to this day. From her spiked obsidian shag to her sooty, kohl-rimmed eyes and cheekbones sculpted with slashes of fuchsia blush—punctuated with the occasional rainbow lid or soft-shine red lip—Jett offered a tough-edged yin to bandmate Cherie Currie’s blonde, feather-haired yang. In honor of the feminist icon’s birthday, here’s a look at her five signature beauty moves for girls who don’t just love rock ’n’ roll, but want to look the part.